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Oh yes! We look and marvel at the wonder world of the Kunsthalle during playful discovery tours. Here our little ones hear their first stories about colors, shapes and artists. Afterwards, there is space and time for drawing and blotting, muddling, painting and modeling for all it’s worth.

Seventh of eight dates until May 21. The course is aimed at children aged 3 to 5 years with an adult accompanying them.

It is necessary to buy a ticket for the event in advance.

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

Painting, drawing, printing, modeling – try different materials and techniques and have fun together.
You can do all this in our Kids-ART-studio. Discover with us the exciting world of art with experiments rich in color and form.

The course is aimed at children aged 5 to 8 years.

This course takes place weekly (except on public holidays), consists of 8 dates and ends on 20.5.
Please buy your ticket before the first appointment. It is not possible to join at a later date.

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

Oh yes! We look and marvel at the wonder world of the Kunsthalle during playful discovery tours. Here our little ones hear their first stories about colors, shapes and artists. Afterwards, there is space and time for drawing and blotting, muddling, painting and modeling for all it’s worth.

Last of eight dates until 21.5. The course is aimed at children aged 3 to 5 years with an adult accompanying them.

It is necessary to buy a ticket for the event in advance.

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

Follow your own line.
In this course there is space and time to develop your own ideas and express them using various design options. Let yourself be inspired by the exhibition or the suggestions of the course instructor Claudia Winkel and discover your own personal style through drawing, painting, collage or…etc. Your form of expression.
No previous knowledge is required, but it would be good to enjoy experimenting and be curious about surprises. A warm welcome!

The course is aimed at young people aged 16 and over & adults.

This course takes place weekly (except on public holidays), consists of 8 dates and ends on 21.5.
Please buy your ticket before the first appointment. It is not possible to join at a later date.

A maximum of 10 people can take part.

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

Highlights

Unter diesem Motto möchten wir euch einladen, mit uns gemeinsam einen Beitrag für den diesjährigen Carnival der Kulturen zu gestalten. Es soll eine gemeinsam erarbeitete Skulptur entstehen, die am 14.6.2025 beim Umzug der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert wird. Dazu gibt es fünf Workshoptermine, die von Sabine Stoffels und einer Kunstvermittlerin der Kunsthalle Bielefeld begleitet werden. Gerne kann die Skulptur und ihr Fortschritt auch außerhalb der Workshops in der Werkinsel betrachtet und sogar eigenständig weiter bearbeitet werden.

Hast du Lust mitzumachen? Dann melde dich zu den Workshops an oder besuche uns in der Werkinsel!
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de

Kinder unter 12 Jahren (in Begleitung Erwachsener) haben freien Eintritt.

 

On this evening, Alexander Gehring (photographer, Berlin) and Felicitas von Richthofen (Kunsthalle Bielefeld) will talk to Lars Rosenbohm about his work and the current exhibition “Es sind Möglichkeiten so wahr und unwahr” in our foyer.

The Bauhaus Theater was full of experiments.
Experience it for yourself and be inspired by Xanti Schawinsky’s works such as the spectodrama scenes or stage studies. Together we explore this creative world of shapes, colors, light, sound and movement and develop our own theatrical and choreographic forms of expression. During two workshops we will work together on a small performance piece, which we will perform on Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in the stage set by Monster Chetwynd in the Kunsthalle.

The workshops can also be attended independently of each other. However, registration is required for participation.
Please also let us know how many workshops you would like to take part in and whether you can attend the performance.

Dates:
Thu, 01.5.25, 2 – 5 p.m.
Thu, 29.5.25, 2 – 5 p.m.
Fri, 30.5.25 7 p.m. Performance

Registration at:
info@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 32999500

In cooperation with the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

Logo of the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel. White lettering in a black box. On the far right, a white rectangle with a red X at the top.

On this evening we will trace the experimental works of Xanti Schawinsky.
The performance was created in a two-day workshop led by Theaterwerkstatt Bethel. Inspired by works such as spectodrama scenes or stage studies, the participants have combined forms, colors, light, sound and movement to create their own theatrical and choreographic form of expression. The result is now being performed in the stage set by Monster Chetwynd in the Kunsthalle.

Secure your place at:
info@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 32999500

In cooperation with the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

Logo of the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel. White lettering in a black box. On the far right, a white rectangle with a red X at the top.

Unter diesem Motto möchten wir euch einladen, mit uns gemeinsam einen Beitrag für den diesjährigen Carnival der Kulturen zu gestalten. Es soll eine gemeinsam erarbeitete Skulptur entstehen, die am 14.6.2025 beim Umzug der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert wird. Dazu gibt es fünf Workshoptermine, die von Sabine Stoffels und einer Kunstvermittlerin der Kunsthalle Bielefeld begleitet werden. Gerne kann die Skulptur und ihr Fortschritt auch außerhalb der Workshops in der Werkinsel betrachtet und sogar eigenständig weiter bearbeitet werden.

Hast du Lust mitzumachen? Dann melde dich zu den Workshops an oder besuche uns in der Werkinsel!
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de

Kinder unter 12 Jahren (in Begleitung Erwachsener) haben freien Eintritt.

 

Die Volksbank in Ostwestfalen und die Kunsthalle Bielefeld laden am Freitag, 13. Juni 2025, zu einer neuen Ausgabe der “Sound Collection” ein.
Dabei können Besucher*innen von 18 bis 21 Uhr durch die aktuellen Ausstellungen schlendern und dabei die elektronischen Klänge vom Bielefelder DJ-Kollektiv “Nummer zu Platz” genießen.

Die Kunsthalle Bielefeld präsentiert die erste umfassende Retrospektive des frühen Bauhauskünstlers Alexander „Xanti“ Schawinsky (1904-1979) in Deutschland seit über 35 Jahren. Ergänzt wird die Ausstellung durch eine Installation und Performance der britischen Künstlerin Monster Chetwynd (*1973), die auf Schawinskys Werk Bezug nimmt.

Die „Sound Collection“ findet seit 2021 regelmäßig zu Ausstellungen in der Kunsthalle Bielefeld statt und wird von der Volksbank in Ostwestfalen großzügig gefördert. Dabei verbindet das Event Kunst und Musik in Kooperation mit dem Bielefelder DJ-Kollektiv „Nummer zu Platz“.

Parallel zur musikalischen Untermalung der Ausstellung sorgt das „Café Gemach Manhattan“ in der Kunsthalle von 18 bis 1 Uhr mit einer Auswahl an Getränken für eine entspannte Atmosphäre. Hier darf zur Musik auch getanzt werden.

Der Eintritt in die Kunsthalle Bielefeld ist an diesem Abend frei.

Offers

KB Journal

Artist interview with Lars Rosenbohm

A slim man, about 50 years old, wearing a brown T-shirt and blue jeans, leaning against the frame of a room door. He is wearing horn-rimmed glasses with thin brown frames. In the background are stretcher frames and paintings wrapped in bubble wrap.

The Bielefeld artist Lars Rosenbohm explores the human condition in his haunting, sometimes disturbing depictions and reflects experiences of our time. Questions for the artist about his work from curator Felicitas von Richthofen.

A slim man, about 50 years old, wearing a brown T-shirt and blue jeans, leaning against the frame of a room door. He is wearing horn-rimmed glasses with thin brown frames. In the background are stretcher frames and paintings wrapped in bubble wrap.

Thomas Handke: What does the Kunsthalle Bielefeld sound like?
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

Yana Wernicke: From quarry to art gallery – the red Main sandstone
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

Rising red sandstone in the quarry with traces of cut stones.
Rising red sandstone in the quarry with traces of cut stones.

Vincent Hölscher: Engine room
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

Galvanised pipework, partly at right angles.
Galvanised pipework, partly at right angles.

Jonas Feige: The atmosphere of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

A curved reflection of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld building. Columns and the protruding first floor can be recognised.
A curved reflection of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld building. Columns and the protruding first floor can be recognised.

These are our architects
Caruso St John Architects have been appointed

Five people stand in a row in front of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. They look cheerful.

Caruso St John have been appointed architects for the renovation of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Five people stand in a row in front of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. They look cheerful.

The path to a climate-friendly museum
A contribution by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter

Presentation slide for the Museum Folkwang

A blog post by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter on his lecture ‘The path to a climate-friendly museum’.

Presentation slide for the Museum Folkwang

Look up – the road to a green museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon

A labyrinth of various pipes, cylinders and measurement displays. In the bottom right corner it states: Air conditioning Humboldt Forum, Berlin.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon on his lecture ‘Look up – the path to the green museum’.

A labyrinth of various pipes, cylinders and measurement displays. In the bottom right corner it states: Air conditioning Humboldt Forum, Berlin.

Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process
A contribution from Ministerial Councillor Ralph Zinnikus

Black and white photo of an old globe in a wooden frame with four legs and a ring around the equator.

A blog post by Ministerialrat Ralph Zinnikus on his lecture ‘Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process’.

Black and white photo of an old globe in a wooden frame with four legs and a ring around the equator.

Curating as Care Work: Of the Museum Climate in Planetary Interdependencies and Cultural Imaginaries.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny

Dark beige background with black lettering: Curating as care work imagines and practices grief work and care for the future and insists on the hope that a culture of the living, in which human and non-human living beings can breathe again with their planet Earth, is possible.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny on her lecture ‘Curating as care work: On the museum climate in planetary interdependencies and cultural imaginaries’.

Dark beige background with black lettering: Curating as care work imagines and practices grief work and care for the future and insists on the hope that a culture of the living, in which human and non-human living beings can breathe again with their planet Earth, is possible.

The city, the box, the art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly
A contribution by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess

On a white background is written several times in black handwriting, in various sizes: Museum, below a square through which is written ,Power

A blog post by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess on his lecture ‘The city, the box, art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly’.

On a white background is written several times in black handwriting, in various sizes: Museum, below a square through which is written ,Power

Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann

A large fire at dusk. It eats its way through a construction of wooden slats that form a building.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann on his lecture ‘Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?

A large fire at dusk. It eats its way through a construction of wooden slats that form a building.

Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in tackling the climate emergency
A contribution from Frances Morris

A very high, shaft-like room. The entire floor is covered by a white, paintable surface on which countless drawings can be seen. People can be seen adding drawings all over the room. Large sheets of white fabric covered with splashes of paint hang from the ceiling.

A blog post by Frances Morris on her talk ‘Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in addressing climate emergency’.

A very high, shaft-like room. The entire floor is covered by a white, paintable surface on which countless drawings can be seen. People can be seen adding drawings all over the room. Large sheets of white fabric covered with splashes of paint hang from the ceiling.

The spatial culture of the museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti

On the left side six pictures of white painted exhibition rooms. Art from the Middle Ages hangs on the walls. To the right is a floor plan drawing with many black lines running through the rooms at different densities, on different paths. A red line marks a circular path through the rooms.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti on her keynote lecture ‘The spatial culture of museums’.

On the left side six pictures of white painted exhibition rooms. Art from the Middle Ages hangs on the walls. To the right is a floor plan drawing with many black lines running through the rooms at different densities, on different paths. A red line marks a circular path through the rooms.

Vulnerable Processes. Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende

On the left, an oblong, rectangular flyer in magenta, on the right one in yellow. In large black letters on the top of both is written: Stannaki Forum Art and Research in Conversation. Below that on the left it says: 05.04.23 Motif, FROMPO. On the right it says: 07.06.23 Mining, AQU.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende on his keynote lecture ,Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.’

On the left, an oblong, rectangular flyer in magenta, on the right one in yellow. In large black letters on the top of both is written: Stannaki Forum Art and Research in Conversation. Below that on the left it says: 05.04.23 Motif, FROMPO. On the right it says: 07.06.23 Mining, AQU.

Abhängen statt aufhängen? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communitization
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg

In a yellow-painted hall-like space stands a large seating area. The stair-like construction is made of poles from scaffolding and wooden boards.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg on his impulse lecture ,Hang up instead of hanging up? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communion’.

In a yellow-painted hall-like space stands a large seating area. The stair-like construction is made of poles from scaffolding and wooden boards.